Everett

Everett turned two on April 4!! Although 2 can be a very trying age, with tantrums, etc., it is also such a fun, expressive age. Everett has really become his own little person. He LOVES to dress up as different things. He loves to wear Sully's Spiderman costume and Sully's Ironman pajamas.

His Peepaw and Granna got him a pair of John Deere cowboy boots for his birthday, and he loves them!! He's worn them everyday since he got them. The day he got them, we were at my sister's, and he walked around showing everyone his new boots. Sunday morning, I walked into the living room and found him wearing his pajama shirt, his diaper, and his boots....too cute! Last night, he slept in his boots because he refused to let me take them off when I was getting him ready for bed. He is also crazy about monster trucks....he takes his nap with them and sometimes does gymnastics while holding a monster truck....it's like his security blanket!! Glad his gymnastics instructor is understanding!! :)

Well...I think I'm long overdue a blog update. Having three kids has kept me busy that past few months!! Having two kids under the age of two has kept me REALLY busy!



Lelan is already 2 months old....it's unbelievable how fast the time goes by. She has been a really good baby....she's already sleeping through the night....yay for sleep!!



I started back to work part-time this week....so far, so good. I was so proud of myself the first night I went back because I didn't cry when I left the house. Once I got to work, I called Michael to let him know I made it (it's a 45 minute drive into downtown Fort Worth). Anyway, when he answered the phone, Lelan was crying in the background....so, it made me cry!! Michael called me back about 30 minutes later to let me know that she had settled down and was fine.....so much for not crying on my first night back to work!! :)

What a whirlwind!!

Wow...the past few months have been CRAZY busy!! I am hoping that things settle down a little, now that Lelan is here and the new year has begun. Lelan Elaine arrived on January 8 at 7:38 p.m. weighing in at 8 lbs. 12 oz. and was 21 inches long. She has a full head of dark hair, just like her brothers had when they were born. So far, she's been a great baby...pretty laid back.

On a sad note, my Grandma Dake passed away on December 27, so that has been hard on our family. She was definitely the pillar of our family and will be so missed. I can only hope that I will be half of the wonderful, loving, accepting person that she was in her lifetime. She always had a sparkle in her eyes and such a strong foundation in her faith in God. She was the person that I hope to become....I've definitely got a lot of work ahead of me to accomplish that task.

So, I think we've kicked off the new year right with the birth of a healthy, beautiful baby girl, who carries her Great-Grandma Dake's middle name with such honor. We are definitely a happy, thankful, blessed little family. It will be exciting to see what this year brings our way!

Just a little update...

Wow....it's been well over a month since I've blogged...way too long!! It seems like for the past month I've just been running around in circles trying to get things ready, the house organized/cleaned, etc. before we have a new baby in the bunch. But, looking around, it doesn't seem like I've gotten ANYTHING done!

We had a good Thanksgiving. We spent time with my parents and Michael's parents and enjoyed some GREAT food!!

Sully started going to Pre-K on Tuesdays and Thursdays in November. He LOVES it! It's been good for both of us to get used to him not being with me all the time. I'm hoping that it will make his transition to Kindergarten a little easier on both of us, too!! Everett is my little shadow on days that Sully is at school....he definitely misses having his playmate around.

We got some family pictures done in November that I tried to include with this post, but the internet won't let me right now....so next time!!

A BIG Sigh....of RELIEF!!

Well, we had our Breast Cancer 3-Day Golf Tournament last weekend, and we made enough money from it to send everyone on our team on the Breast Cancer 3-Day walk (once the sponsorship check gets here!). What a relief...and I am so glad it's over with...the tournament was A LOT more work than I had bargained for....but, in the end, all the hard work paid off. So, now that I'm not busy with the planning, organizing, recruiting, re-recruiting, etc., etc., etc. for the tournament, maybe I can find some more time to blog more frequently than once a month!!

Before I know it, Lelan Elaine will be making her grand appearance, and I'll be super busy again! Sully is so excited about having a little sister....he keeps finding rattles, etc. from when Everett was a baby....he brings them to me and tells me to save them so Lelan can play with them. Plus, I've had fun buying some baby girl stuff....I think she's going to be just a little spoilt....and I think her daddy is going to be worse than me!!!

Some More Pictures

In the picture of Sully at sunset, those are bats flying above his head!

It's been a while!

Wow...it's been quite a while since I've blogged! I read everyone else's blogs quite frequently but don't seem to find the time to update my own. I am now 23 weeks pregnant and feeling good. I'm feeling her move around, so that's always reassuring. I have been so much more emotional with this pregnancy....you can ask my husband or my sister...they can definitely verify that! For example, a few weeks ago, Michael and I were watching "Forest Gump." At the end, where he is at Jenny's grave talking to her, I was absolutely bawling....anyone who knows me knows how completely out of character this is for me. I might shed a few tears at an emtional movie, but I definitely don't BAWL! It's been crazy....I wasn't like this with either of my pregnancies with the boys!

In the past few weeks, we've gone to a Rangers baseball game, played in the Frio River, and been to Sea World...fun times!!

The Rangers game was the first professional sporting event I've been to, and it was a lot of fun. I will admit, I am not much of a baseball fan...I am much more into football and basketball. But, this game was a lot of fun, and I look forward to going to some more!!

I've also been very busy with all of the fundraisers we've been doing to raise money for the 3-Day Breast Cancer walk we're doing in November...it's been A LOT of work but will definitely be worth it all!!